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    Ambur Star Chicken Biryani Recipe

    July 2, 2022 By Aarthi 51 Comments

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    Ambur Star Chicken Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made chicken, Seeraga Samba Rice and Mint leaves.

     
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    1. Ambur Star Chicken Biryani Recipe | Star Biryani Recipe
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    Ambur Star Chicken Biryani

    If you have followed me on facebook, you must have noted that I made ambur star biryani for lunch yesterday. I am sharing it the next day itself because I cannot wait so long. Because it turned out so good. When I googled for the procedure, I came across this real ambur biryani recipe, loved it simplicity followed the exact procedure.

    But the measurements are not properly mentioned, so I adjusted it accordingly. But the end result turned out exactly like ambur biryani.

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    The main thing I love in this recipe is the simplicity, it don't have lots of spice powders like my other biryani recipe. The main thing is dried chilli paste and few whole spices. But the main thing is the addition of ingredients at the proper interval and proper timing.

    So follow the exact method as I have given, you will taste the real ambur flavours. I served this with raita and chettinad chicken roast (recipe soon). You can serve it with brinjal masala which is the proper side dish for it and I will soon share that recipe as well.

    Ingredients for Ambur Star Chicken Biryani

    • Chicken - 500 gram bone in
    • Oil - ½ cup
    • Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 large stick
    • Cardamom Pods / Yelakai - 10
    • Cloves / Krambu - 10
    • Curd / Yogurt - ½ cup + 1 tblspn
    • Onions - 2 large sliced thinly (reserve a handful of onions)
    • Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
    • Coriander Leaves - a small handful chopped finely
    • Mint Leaves - a small handful chopped finely
    • Ginger Paste - 2 tblspn
    • Tomatoes - 2 large sliced thinly
    • Dry Red Chillies - 7 to 8
    • Kashmiri Red Chillies - 10
    • To Cook Rice:
    • Seeraga Samba Rice - 500 grams
    • Salt to taste
    • Water lots of it to cook rice

    How to make Ambur Star Chicken Biryani

    1. Wash seeraga samba rice very well. Set aside. Soak both the dry red chillies in hot water for 5 mins. Drain and make it into a smooth puree. Set aside.
    2. Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and fry for a min.
    3. Pour in 1 tblspn of curd and saute for 30 sec.
    4. Add in a handful of onions and saute till golden.
    5. Add in garlic paste and saute for 2 mins.
    6. Sprinkle in coriander leaves and mint leaves. Saute for a min.
    7. Add in ginger paste and saute for 2 mins.
    8. Now add in the chicken and toss well on high heat for 5 to 7 mins till it is golden.
    9. Add in onions and tomatoes. Saute for 3 to 4 mins. They will cook down and leach out some water.
    10. Now add in the dry red chilli paste and mix well.
    11. Add in ½ cup of curd and salt. Mix well. Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 10 mins.
    12. In the mean time, bring lots of water to boil. Add in salt to it and when it boils add in rice. Mix well. Cook it for 7 to 8 mins. When you taste it the rice should have a bite in it. Once it is 80 percent cooked, drain it.
    13. Now the chicken will be cooked.. Add rice to a large pot, add in curry and mix well.
      Cover with a tight lid and place the whole thing over a tawa and cook on low heat for 10 to 12 mins.
    14. Turn off the heat and leave it for 15 mins.
    15. Now open the lid and fluff the rice.
    16. Serve with raita.
     
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    Ambur Star Chicken Biryani Recipe | Star Biryani Recipe

    Ambur Star Chicken Biryani with step by step pictures. This is made chicken, Seereaga Samba Rice and Mint leaves
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 341 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 500 gram bone in Chicken
    • ½ cup Oil
    • 1 large stick Cinnamon / Pattai
    • 10 Cardamom Pods / Yelakai
    • 10 Cloves / Krambu
    • ½ cup + 1 tblspn Curd / Yogurt
    • 2 large sliced thinly Onions reserve a handful of onions
    • 2 tblspn Garlic Paste
    • a small handful chopped finely Coriander Leaves
    • a small handful chopped finely Mint Leaves
    • 2 tblspn Ginger Paste
    • 2 large sliced thinly Tomatoes
    • 7 to 8 Dry Red Chillies
    • 10 Kashmiri Red Chillies
    • To Cook Rice:
    • 500 grams Seeraga Samba Rice
    • Salt to taste
    • Water lots of it to cook rice

    Instructions
     

    • Wash seeraga samba rice very well. Set aside. Soak both the dry red chillies in hot water for 5 mins. Drain and make it into a smooth puree. Set aside.
    • Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and fry for a min.
    • Add in 1 tblspn of curd and saute for 30 sec.
    • Add in a handful of onions and saute till golden.
    • Add in garlic paste and saute for 2 mins.
    • Add in coriander leaves and mint leaves. Saute for a min.
    • Add in ginger paste and saute for 2 mins.
    • Now add in the chicken and toss well on high heat for 5 to 7 mins till it is golden.
    • Add in onions and tomatoes. Saute for 3 to 4 mins. They will cook down and leach out some water.
    • Now add in the dry red chilli paste and mix well.
    • Add in ½ cup of curd and salt. Mix well. Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 10 mins.
    • In the mean time, bring lots of water to boil. Add in salt to it and when it boils add in rice. Mix well. Cook it for 7 to 8 mins. When you taste it the rice should have a bite in it. Once it is 80 percent cooked, drain it.
    • Now the chicken will be cooked.. Add rice to a large pot, add in curry and mix well.
    • Cover with a tight lid and place the whole thing over a tawa and cook on low heat for 10 to 12 mins.
    • Turn off the heat and leave it for 15 mins.
    • Now open the lid and fluff the rice.
    • Serve with raita.
    Nutrition Facts
    Ambur Star Chicken Biryani Recipe | Star Biryani Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 servings)
    Calories 341 Calories from Fat 279
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 31g48%
    Saturated Fat 5g31%
    Trans Fat 0.1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 8g
    Monounsaturated Fat 17g
    Cholesterol 69mg23%
    Sodium 59mg3%
    Potassium 314mg9%
    Carbohydrates 5g2%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 3g3%
    Protein 12g24%
    Vitamin A 555IU11%
    Vitamin C 75mg91%
    Calcium 13mg1%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Ambur Star Chicken Biryani Recipe step by step pictures

     
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    Take all your ingredients
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    take water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil
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    add in dry chillies and soak it for 5 mins
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    now take the chillies in a blender
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    make it into a smooth puree..set aside
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    Heat oil in a kadai
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    add in cinnamon
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    cloves and cardamom
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    now add in a tblspn of curd
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    fry it for few seconds
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    add in a handful of sliced onions
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    fry till golden
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    first add in garlic paste and saute for 2 mins
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    add in coriander leaves
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    mint leaves
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    now add in ginger paste
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    saute for 2 mins
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    now add in chicken
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    saute on high heat for 5 to 7 mins till it is brown
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    add in sliced tomatoes and onions
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    mix well
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    cook for few more mins
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    add in dry red chilli paste
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    mix well
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    add in salt
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    and some curd
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    mix well
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    Cover and cook
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    In the mean time, bring lots of water to boil
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    add in salt
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    add in washed rice
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    let it cook
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    cook untill the rice is 80 percent done
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    drain
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    rice done
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    gravy done
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    take the rice in a large pot
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    add in gravy
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    mix well
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    cover with a lid
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    heat a tawa
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    put the pot on top and let it cook for 10 mins
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    serve
     
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    1. Sharanya Skarp

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      Can we cook the same procedure with basmathi rice ?

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    2. Aarthi

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      @Sharanya SkarpYes u can do

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    3. Chamu

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      My mom's place is ambur & i am great fan of this Briyani from childhood.your recipe is just the Same la..haven't thought of trying this Briyani but now after seeing urs will try for sure..pls post for mutton also coz I am not sure about the mutton since it takes longer time to cook..

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    4. Anonymous

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      Wow it's my favorite ...I am from ambur .. Never tried to cook at home but now I will try yours... Super Aarthi..

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    5. Anonymous

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      I tried ...but it was like rice mixed with chicken curry kulambu......why the rice didn't absorb the flavour n the essence....what went wrong?

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    6. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousAfter mixing gravy with rice you have to put on dum till al water is evaporated and rice is done and fluffy..

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    7. Anonymous

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      Hi I ve been looking for biriyani recipes around for last twelve years . Congrats good try with ambur star biriyani . The dish presented looks like the rice is sticky and come out like a pongal or kulambu satham . Any tips to how to reduce this stickiness when making star or for that matter any other biriyani

      Nal

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    8. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousIt do look sticky, but it is not that sticky...I took the pics immediately after opening the lid so it looks like that..After it has cooled down, it turned fluffy. follow the entire procedure, you will get perfect rice.

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    9. calicut hotels

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      biriyani is one of my favourite food..,Wish I get that plate right now from my computer screen, irresistible chicken biriyany.Thanks for sharing it with us

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    10. Unknown

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      Thanks Aarthi for ur wonderful step by step instructions on how to prepare ambur biriyani. I tried today and it was a great success.

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    11. Unknown

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      Thanks

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    12. Unknown

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      Thanks

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    13. Unknown

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      Hi Aarthi,

      Thanks for the wonderful recipe of ambur biriyani. I tried today and it was excellent. Thanks for sharing as it helps everyone.

      Regards,
      Martine A

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    14. Anonymous

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      Hi Aarthi,
      I tried you Ambour Biryani recipe last Sunday. It came out well.

      Is it the same recipe for mutton Biryani too?

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    15. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYou can make it like the same. But cook mutton before adding rice.

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    16. chad

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      This was one of the best biryanis I have had in ages..It beats the hyderabad biryani. My aunt from Bangalore reccommended this biryani and had no words to say...Jeeraka Samba is a must for this recipe. The aroma filled my house yesterday...I cooked this and put it on the dum (in the oven) and went for swimming with my baby..When we came back...oh my god..too gud...Had for breakfast as well..Well done!!!
      Chad
      Sydney

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    17. raja

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      Being an amateur in cooking, i followed ur procedure and the recipie and it turned out yo be an awesome biryani...thank you soo much for sharing...even my friends loved my biryani n shared ur link to them 🙂 keep cooking n sharing

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    18. Merlin Senthil

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      Superb Briyani. Thanks for posting it

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    19. Sonu

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      Hi please help me as soon as possible....should I follow the same procedure for mutton instead of adding chicken I put mutton and can I pressure cook it till mutton fone...and then add rice and dum rite na...

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    20. Aarthi

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      @Sonuyes first cook mutton then add rice and dum

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    21. Malavika

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      Hi Aarthi,
      I searched for Ambur biriyani recipes and found yours. I knew it was genuine since I had seen Star biriyani being made on a travel show. I followed your recipe and it turned out perfectly!! So thanks a lot.Good luck! 🙂

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    22. Amber

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      I have 2 boneless chicken breast cut into cubes and I need the biryani for 2 people who are good eaters...how much rice shud I use? I don't want to disrupt the balance of flavours and I haven't cooked non veg ever so wanna make sure it's perfect. ..pls help 🙂

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    23. Aarthi

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      @AmberAdd 2 cups of rice

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    24. Anonymous

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      Hi! This is the first recipe I am adapting from your website. The instructions and pictures were so well explained! Was so easy to follow...Came out really well. Made my friends very happy!!! Thank you so much:) Keep up the great work!

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    25. Lily

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      I don't hv the Indian rice, can I use jasmine rice, . I try not to buy more rice as 2 of us eating. Thanks.

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    26. Aarthi

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      @Lilyyes u can use any rice u have on hand

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    27. Anonymous

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      First time trying to make briyani and it turned out delicious!!! Thanks for the well-organized recipe.

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    28. Dinesh

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      Shouldnt we put biriyani masala in this...?

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    29. Aarthi

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      @Dineshno need

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    30. Praveen Nair

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      Hello Artiji.. I tried your recipe today.. the taste was very good, I did a small modification added some chicken Marsala powder and saunf..

      The only issue was that the biryani was a bit dry.. Can you please suggest some modification..

      Regards

      Praveen

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    31. Aarthi

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      @Praveen Nairadd a little more water then

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    32. Anonymous

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      I am a bachelor living with friends and have always had a interest for cooking. Your website is virtually a treasure trove. Whenever i hear a new dish, I check it out on your website and ta-da its always there detailed, pictured and ready to follow. Thanks a lot for such detailed and delicious looking recipes. I have tried chutneys, curries and rice recipes. Now its turn for Biryani's 🙂 . Thank you

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    33. sherin

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      Hello
      Can u pls giv me the measurements to make with 2 kg chicken. Plsss

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    34. Aarthi

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      @sherinjust increase the recipe 4 times

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    35. Anonymous

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      Hi I tried this I was getting raw smell of the chillies while eating....and totdl of 28 chillies is not more right because I want to try again...please help

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    36. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousu have to saute the chillies well in oil. so you wont get the raw taste

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    37. Urvashi

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      Just tried this yesterday here in Singapore and it was superb! Used basmati rice though and put some lime juice at the end. But i couldnt get enough of this, the taste was so authentic. Fantastic recipe. Thank you!

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    38. VIshal

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      Hey there I'm quite bad when it comes to adding the right amt of salt can you tell me approx how much you added at each stage?

      Also i noticed that there wasn't any lemon juice in this recipe..i hope that's right

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    39. arun

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      Hi ,
      Its an ausum receipe and you are doing a great job. i would definitely try it out.

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    40. Anonymous

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      hi aarthi...
      I am a big biryani fan... but have never had the courage to make one thinking its too tedious...
      my little sister shared this recipe with me... and it was my first attempt at making biriyani... thanks to your recipe it turned out to be quite tasty...
      🙂

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    41. Sivanesh Rulz

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      1/2 Cup oil means how much of table spoon ?

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      • Aarthi

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        1/2 cup is 120 ml

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    42. maweeya!

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      Can I substitute the kashmiri red chillies with kashmiri powder or red chillies? If so, can you please tell me the proportions of either? Thanks in advance! 🙂
      This is my favourite biryani in the whole world. Really excited to try this.

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      • Aarthi

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        yes u can use that

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    43. sai nirosha

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      Hi Aarthi, I have a measuring cup of 250ml= 1cup. So can u pls tell me how many cups of rice does 500gms jeera samba rice I should add.

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    44. Alagu

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      Vanakam aarthi indha procedures appadi pressure cooker la whistle podu normal biriyani maathiri seiya mudiyuma

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    45. Divi

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      Thanks for the recipe Aarthi.. tried today and it came out well except the spice level.. before mixing rice the spice level was moderate .. but when I tasted briyani finally, spice level is very high..
      Could you suggest any idea to make up the dish if the spice level is high ?

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      • Violet Thomas

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        Hi Arti,tried this biryani today and it turned out awesome n my husband loved it.Thanks a ton.

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    46. Aneeta

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      I tried out.. And "It turned out so perfect" says my husband.. Hearty thanks for the recipe..❤

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    47. Akshaya Naresh

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      Best briyani recipe ever!!I couldn't believe it was so easy yet totally delicious!!Thank you for the wonderful recipe Aarthi!!

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    48. zayan

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      the recipe is almost correct, but the preparation method is not, that why even in the pics the finished biriyani doent look like the actual biriyani. I'm from Ambur BTW.

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